Turkmen speaking countries
Turkmen is the official language in Turkmenistan and is spoken in 2 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Turkmen language (native name: Türkmen, Түркмен) has its roots in the Turkic language family.With a share of around 72%, it is most widespread in Turkmenistan. A total of about 6.1 m people worldwide speak Turkmen as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | Central Asia | yes | 72.0 % | 4,342,000 |
| Iran | South Asia | no | 1.2 % | 1,008,000 |
| Afghanistan | South Asia | no | 1.9 % | 740,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers - not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Turkmen as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1%, are maybe not listed here.